Sunnyside Spencer Academy
Great Hoggett Drive, Nottingham, NG9 4HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head of School
- Headteacher Sallyann Mitchell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Spencer Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Broxtowe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 140613
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159174310
About this school
Sunnyside Spencer Academy is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sunnyside Spencer Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 75% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 82% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 82% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 89% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sunnyside Spencer Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sunnyside Spencer Academy compares
Sunnyside Spencer Academy ranked 22nd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 6.7% | 49.7% | 205 | — |
| Eskdale Junior School | 78% | 3.3% | 29% | 248 | 0.3 miles |
| Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 32.7% | 182 | 0.4 miles |
| Bramcote CofE Primary School | 65% | 4.9% | 9.2% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
| The Lanes Primary School | — | — | — | 586 | 0.9 miles |
| Wadsworth Fields Primary School | — | — | — | 282 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.72%
- English as an additional language
- 28.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.74%
- Persistent absence
- 18.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eskdale Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Bramcote CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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The Lanes Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Wadsworth Fields Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Sunnyside Spencer Academy ranks 23rd of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sunnyside Spencer Academy teach?
- Sunnyside Spencer Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the head of school of Sunnyside Spencer Academy?
- The head of school of Sunnyside Spencer Academy is Headteacher Sallyann Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sunnyside Spencer Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sunnyside Spencer Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Sunnyside Spencer Academy?
- Sunnyside Spencer Academy has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sunnyside Spencer Academy full?
- Sunnyside Spencer Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 205 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sunnyside Spencer Academy a faith school?
- No. Sunnyside Spencer Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Sunnyside Spencer Academy a selective school?
- No. Sunnyside Spencer Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Sunnyside Spencer Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sunnyside Spencer Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Sunnyside Spencer Academy part of an academy trust?
- Sunnyside Spencer Academy is part of THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sunnyside Spencer Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sunnyside Spencer Academy compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Sunnyside Spencer Academy ranked 22nd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sunnyside Spencer Academy's absence rate?
- Sunnyside Spencer Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sunnyside Spencer Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sunnyside Spencer Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.